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St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of data-driven analytics and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care.

A third, one-mile southbound lane will be added to Highway 169 between County Roads 21 and 83 in Shakopee, and the $1.5 million project will be funded completely by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC).

Intense snow rates are possible Monday night, continuing into Tuesday afternoon with 2 to 5 inches likely in the region, accord-ing to the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen. To make matters worse, on Tuesday morning northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts as high as 45 mph are expected, particularly across western and south-central Minnesota, which will result in con-siderable blowing and drifting snow and blizzard conditions, said the weather service.